SECLUSION__AN ACT OF “KARMAYOGI”
--A P ANAND
It is misnomer if we mean
seclusion simply as living separately. It also does not necessarily mean a
peripatetic or peregrinations quality of such persons. Generally, one opts for
this sort of life when one is either under great pressure and wishes to take
refuge of Lord or is heavily devoted to Him. He is often fed-up with the
quandaries in the world, manoeuvring of the tricky people (wiles) or their
nefarious designs to meet their own ends and also changing hues and colours
with diabolic, not straight, intentions of the people. He, thus, feels
emptiness in life. Before arming himself for seclusion one has to purge the
dross of vices which has clogged his wisdom earlier. It is a sort of penance
and the circumstances demand his independent living. It is a marvelous and
sacred idea to opt for some godly path which has many thorns and obstacles
strewn on it. This act is not less than self-mortification. To overcome this
path with grit and wisdom will be a great achievement to reach God’s abode with
flying colours and without getting trapped in worldly finite affairs. His
nature will become striking parallel type. In seclusion one has to go beyond
self-denial and self-control. He has to realise, experience and imbibe pure
love and faith towards God and His creation. Anything other than this is
nothing but self-deception. Ultimately, his body will exude sweet smell of
piety permeating all around and all along.
Seclusion is just not to renounce/
abandon worldly things but to subjugate the sense organs also. Simply fasting
to detox the body does not work. It is mainly mind which is to be chilled/
cooled down. By doing so, one leads happy and smooth long life. We should also
deny stale and unhealthy fodder to our titillating palate and senses.
For a secluded person even the open
canopy of heaven proves as a tranquil great wonderful abode on earth. Even if
he lives in a hermit or a palatial house his life will remain simple/ austere,
devoid of lust, anger, illusion, greed and passion. Leaving his home, hearth,
kith and kin including ego is a great courage and sacrifice. He is aware that
unhealthy desires corrode our body and weaken us. He may wear simply a loin
cloth. He will keep bare minimum necessities to subsist life while travelling
like a ‘karmandlu’ (for fetching water), a rope and a calabash for preserving
drinking water. Renunciation should be from the core of the heart. Shedding the
clothes means to be free from all sorts of bondages which obstruct our path
towards spirituality. With these and some more qualities he becomes a reformed
person.
He drinks from the fount of wisdom
and will not look back in despondency over the things again for which he was
craving earlier. Also he will dispense with all the worldly undesired rites/
rituals and imbibe godliness. He will maintain serene disposition and balance
of mind, not of parochial outlook, never perturbed by attachments and
aversions. He lives ‘away’ from other
(2)
people
and does not meddle into their affairs. He will absorb shocks of life with
pleasure and will be friend of all, foe of none, thus avoiding irritation and
violence at all costs. He is totally immersed in godly affairs. He will repent
over and atone/ contrite his sins and purge hatred and malice from inner-self.
He is very grateful to God and contemplates Him. He will become a man of
tolerance and forbearance even in adverse times which will keep his life
afloat. He will become a perfect noble and disciplined man. His services will
be selfless and untainted. He gives importance to life values. He will wade
through rile, choppy and roil waters and sail through rough weather in life
smoothly and immaculately. He will become a legend and exemplary figure for
others to emulate.
No harsh and cool climate affects
him. He knows that his body is finite but not the soul. His strenuous efforts
to reach God will enhance and prove stimulant with upsurge of difficulties and
cause ecstasy and uplift in life. He may learn different arts/ skills and gain
knowledge in the company of saints and yogacharyas but still not be a
prerogative and will remain obedient to Lord’s commandments. He will, thus,
cherish Lord’s glory, his spirits will remain scintillating and may be
canonized after his death.
All the desires and passion of the
secluded person, ultimately, get beatings, never to raise head again. He will
tide over the difficulties and brace up for ‘cyclones’ in life. He becomes
master of self. As the river, in the long run, meets its destiny by merging in
an ocean, in the same way he connects himself to Supreme Power, God. He prefers
to live away, in silence, at a desolate/ isolated place, from the crowd of the
people and can thus conserve a lot of energy. Also he finds peace and truth through
silence. He rises above all the spheres of good and bad and does not care for
any criticism. Also being a celibate, he can preserve his vital energy to
uplift the society through his deeds. His ways may be different but are result
oriented. Sanyasi and Yogi, both, culminate to ‘Karmayogi’. He becomes a person
of deus ex machina (saving from hopeless unexpected situation) being a
favourite child of Lord and finally an immortal.
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